BOONE, Iowa—After passing through Berkley and Luther on Tuesday, RAGBRAI riders will return on Wednesday and will pass through Madrid, coming from Slater and heading to Polk City. The Iowa Department of Transportation and Boone County Sheriff’s Department have posted the DOT’s map for Wednesday’s route. (contributed information)

DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa’s labor force participation rate increased in June to 68.7 percent, up from 68.5 percent in May. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 2.7 percent. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate decreased to 3.6 percent. Locally, the unadjusted county rates showed increases from May to June. Boone County went from 2.4 […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Public Works has 8th Street closed down between Harrison and Division Streets for repair work. The work is expected to last until mid-afternoon. Plan your travel accordingly. Similar work was done between Monona and Crawford Streets on Monday.

BOONE, Iowa—Marjorie “Midge” McLaughlin, 95, of Boone, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2023, at the Madrid Home in Madrid. A visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 1, 2023, with a time of sharing at 7:00 P.M., at the Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel, 1006 6th Street, in Boone. Midge was born November […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented Monday on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. “Despite dry conditions, […]

All Boone County 1st Team Softball 1B: Camryn Askelsen-Ogden (FR) .312avg 1HR 23RBI 29hits 2B: Emma Moorman-Ogden (JR) .400avg 9HR 50RBI 44hits SS: Erin Ades-Boone (JR) .396avg 3HR 23RBI 12Doubles 3B: Sydney Adams-Boone (Soph) .371avg 0HR 11RBI 25Runs Scored C: Harleigh Janssen-Ogden (FR) .327avg 0HR 23RBI 14runners thrown out P: Shannon Jenkins-Boone (Soph) 7-8 3.13ERA 37K’s […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Above normal temperatures will settle in this week with dangerous heat expected. Please stay safe. (contributed information, NWS)

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BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Road Department has released a map so that Boone County residents will be aware of the main RAGBRAI route through Boone County on Tuesday, July 25th. Boone County Engineer Jonathan Bullock has indicated the primary route, but also cautions residents that riders may deviate from the planned route. RAGBRAI also has […]